The Potala Palace tourism is introduced: Potala Palace (English transliteration: the Potala Palace) commonly known as "the second mount putuo", standing in Tibet's capital, Lhasa, northwest of downtown injustice, is a large-scale at the Palace complex type. First is for gampo songtsen gampo * s built, 17 th century after reconstruction, potala palace become in the winter palace of the dalai lama dwelling place, also is Tibet of integrating the center of power. The palace has bright of Tibetan style, in mountain and build, the momentum of the majestic. The potala palace also collecting countless treasures, it is a palace of art. In 1961, the potala palace by the People's Republic of China promulgated by the state council for the first group of national key units of cultural relics protection one. In 1994, the potala palace is listed as a world cultural heritage.
Visit information: in the potala palace visit needs to follow all of the Tibetan Buddhism taboo, for example, can not wear hat, no photos (refers to into the palace later, palace can take some "exterior"), can't trample threshold, and so on. All visitors must be in 1 hours of a visit, so in the palace is not allowed in any place to stay, visit from Simon out after the end of the potala palace, the mountain slope to can go to the front door to the potala palace.
The best point shooting the best location filming the potala palace is located in the southwest of the potala palace YaoWangShan (relative to the elevation not more than 20 meters), visit end after go down the mountain road through Beijing will come. There will be charge under the local people, about 1-2 yuan.